In her new book, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio shares many stories, including those of her family. Illustration by Nova Blanco-Rico. By Destiny Torres, Contributor Joaquín crossed the desert between Mexico and the United States four times. His first steady job was on a boat in New York City where he saw planes crash into the World […]
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Vice President of Student Affairs William Franklin met with about 50 students and faculty Tuesday evening. Pictured here with Chicano/a studies major and member of El Comité, Janneth Najera. Photo Cred: Nova Blanco-Rico. By Destiny Torres and Yeymy Garcia, Staff Editors “I can’t remember how many times I’ve wanted to drop out over the past […]
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Janneth Najera, member of El Comité, speaking to the committee in the borrowed space of the QCRC about the absence of their own center. Photo Cred: Nova Blanco-Rico. By Yeymy Garcia and Destiny Torres, Staff Editors California State University, Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham says he hasn’t been on a campus in 30 years […]
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Photo by Nova Blanco-Rico By Violeta Rocha, Co-Social Media Manager Christmas, Easter and Halloween are three examples of rituals and traditions with roots reaching back more than 2,000 years that have become secularized and commercialized holidays emphasizing consumerism over culture. Is Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, next on the list? For […]
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By: Destiny TorresStaff Reporter Alexandro Hernández grew up in the small Texas town of Del Río, just across the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. But what drove him to become a musician wasn’t the traditional border town soundscapes of conjunto, the Texas-Mexican version of norteño, but metal and hardcore punk. But as […]
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By Joseph Baroud Staff Writer Get ready to honor the dead while celebrating the present, as California State University, Dominguez Hills holds its Día de los Muertos all-day festival Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Sculpture Garden. “My definition of this event is commemorating past loved ones,” said Efren Melena, a graduate […]
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